Political Quotes

“I rise today to talk about jobs-- especially jobs in the U.S. steel industry. This November I went to a ceremony at Sparrows Point a former steel plant in Maryland. It was a bittersweet day. I was there to honor the legacy of Bethlehem Steel and all of the Steelworkers in Baltimore. The site is being demolished but Sparrows Point has over 3,000 acres of land, access to ports, rails, and roads to attract companies to create jobs today and tomorrow. We don't have steel in Maryland anymore. Many of us still mourn its loss. But we still have steel in America and I am still for steel. If this Keystone bill is really a jobs bill, then let us put some made-in-America jobs in it and show our support for American steel. For over a hundred years, workers at Sparrows Point produced the steel that built America. Members of my own family worked at this steel mill. My father would open the doors to his grocery store early so that Bethlehem Steel workers could pick up their lunch on their way to work. America's steel and steelworkers protect the United States and our freedom. At Sparrows Point, they rolled gun barrels, made steel for grenades, shells and landing craft during World War II. God help us all if America stops making steel. During times of war-- will we depend on foreign steel to build our ships, aircraft carriers and weapons? American steelworkers work hard, play by the rules and serve their country. In war: building ships, tanks and weapons.…”